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The main representative is an American educator?
John? John dewey is a master of pragmatism. One critic said that he was "the parent of the holy family of pragmatism" (M. White). If Peirce founded the pragmatic method and James established the pragmatic truth view, then Dewey built the pragmatic theory building. His works cover science, art, religious ethics, politics, education, sociology, history and economics, making pragmatism a unique cultural phenomenon in the United States.

Horace? Mann is an American educator and politician. I study at Brown University. After graduation, he studied law and was elected to the state legislature. When he was the Minister of Education, he actively supported the education reform, and believed that in a democratic society, education should be free and universal, a policy of non-discrimination should be implemented, and well-trained professional teachers should be adopted. Horace? Mann believes that public education is the best way to educate children's sense of responsibility and morality. He actively promoted the development of public schools and won the support of some people who supported social reform, especially the Whig Party. Horace? Mann's concern for normal schools has attracted the attention of many state governments. Because of his pioneering contribution to the development of American public schools, he is praised by many historians as "the father of American public education".

Jerome? Jerome Seymour Bruner (19 15-), an American psychologist and educator, has done a lot of research on the cognitive process and written a lot of works on the study of words, the formation of concepts and thinking, which has made contributions to the systematization and scientification of cognitive psychology theory. 1962 was awarded the Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award by the American Psychological Association, and 1965 was elected as the president of the American Psychological Association.